Chong Wei will only go to Tokyo Olympics if he’s a contender


KUALA LUMPUR: Lee Chong Wei will not go to the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 if he thinks he is there just to make up the numbers.

The 36-year-old, having claimed three silvers previously at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016, believes qualifying for the Tokyo Games is not an issue.

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